SOT Michaela Küfner

The formation of a German government was watched very closely. We've seen over the past couple of days how much turmoil, turmoil on the markets can be caused within just a few days. So from where you're standing right now, what is your message to Donald Trump?

SOT Merz in English

The key message to Donald Trump is: Germany is back on track. Germany will fulfill the obligations in terms of defense. And Germany is willing to strengthen their own competitiveness. And that is not just Germany, that is Europe. The European Union and Germany will be again a very strong partner within the European Union, and we will bring the European Union forward.